Alone Alone In a crowded room An isolated hallway Inside a dementia ward Alone He sat staring out through the window Hoping for glimpses of humanity Praying it would all end Alone Leaving the other residents he slid down the wall Wishing for peace and comfort Desperation inside his heart All alone
When my father in law was alive, we noticed he said yes to almost everything, or nodded, or agreed with us when we were together. He said yes to the staff too, even if a yes or no answer was not the required response. It eventually became obvious he was saying yes because he didn’t…
I found the following article very interesting as it is happening to me, and I could not understand why many times I can no longer remember many of the special events from my past. I started noticing many years ago an inability to recall family members or events, and a couple of years ago discovered I have zero…
Some months ago I entered a poetry competition, submitting three unpublished poems for consideration. I had completely forgotten about my entry, I feel proud today to be amongst the 20 selected winners, even though writing poetry and becoming a poet was never on my list of things to do… These days, I find it a therapeutic, relaxing,…
This homework sheet gave me a giggle, and I hope it does for you too. Children are ingenious and creative, and somehow, the school system knocks it out of many of our kids. I once read a book about schooling and parenting that said no children should be given homework… of course, I did not…
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Due to the interest of my post The Other 21st Skills, I decided to discuss individually each of the skills or dispositions I proposed that are in addition to the seven survival skills as identified by Tony Wagner. This post focuses on Grit: Here is Angela Duckwoth’s TED Talk…
Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way we cope with it is what makes the difference. LOVE ~ the most powerful force in the world.
Loss Tragedy so great Illuminating you with sadness Seems impossible to recover Lack of lustre lasting forever Acceptance and healing A lifetime away To hear a song or smell a scent That throws you right back Into the pit of grief One step forward Many steps backwards From the intensity of sorrow Meaninglessness, emptiness Impaired…
Today I thought I’d head into the weekend by adding a poetic tribute to each of my two sons, one my biological son and the other who is technically my stepson, but I love them both with every ounce of my being, and feel like I have had two sons since our two single parent families first blended!…
The only way forward to finish writing a blog today is to write freestyle, in the manner of NaNoWriMo, no judgement, no fear, no set plan, although I will try to edit it before I publish it. Thanks to the intelligence of the computer, at least I have help. Looking in my office, it seems…
The following story was sent to me by email this week, and I have no idea who the author is, but the words and the dancing have helped me to refocus on fighting against the symptoms of dementia. Dancing would definitely be another non pharmacological and positive psychosocial intervention for dementia, although ballet is beyond me! It…
Just lately I’ve been having trouble finding my sense of humour… Mr Google helps me as in an effort to find ‘it’ I usually do a cartoon search. I love this one today! The other thing I’ve had trouble with is the ability to sift through my thoughts or find my words, which has greatly affected my…
Shattered Seeing you lying there Through a tiny window Covered in a pure white shroud Wishing, hoping, praying That it was not really you. Wanting to be close To kiss your lips To hold you in my arms And feel your warmth again Why did you choose to die? To scream, to yell, to cry…
My Nan She was there for me Through thick and thin Always ready with a smile And a beautiful hug Followed by words of love (I don’t have a digital image of my nan, but daisies were one of her favourite flowers!)
The Big Issue is one of my favourite causes, and for the third year we are holding a lunch at the Adelaide Central Markets on Sunday 14 July, with three fabulous Adelaide chefs. It is an event that raises money to support the homeless vendors in South Australia, not as a hand out, but by providing…
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